Resume

 

Hello, I’m Cory Knopes. Designer, artist.

I’ve spent the last two decades of my working life bettering myself, as well as my capabilities. What I don’t know, I learn. Because of this I can better represent not only my own vision, but that of my clientele. My creativity and imagination allow for eye-popping designs that stand out among the crowd, with my work featured on BuzzFeed, Esquire, Parade and other popular sites.

I’m currently available for hire and contract work.

// Proficiencies

My madness comes in a variety of flavors. While the exquisite is often required, other times simpler is better. Knowing the tricks of Paint can be as useful as the inner workings of Photoshop. Notepad can be just as useful to code as anything else.

Among others, I’ve come to find myself rather knowledgeable with:

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Notepad (or the Office Suite)
  • Ability to learn new software quickly and efficiently

// Education

Clarkston High School
Clarkston, Washington
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CLARKSTON, WASHINGTON
ITT Technical
Spokane, Washington

// Work

Notable Contract Design Work
General Design
2000 – Current
Christian legal aid Maryland
Branding, web design, and letterhead
2015 – Current
  • Full brand and design a world wide, non-profit organization
  • Design of high resolution images for all printing materials, including letterhead, sandwich boards, and 6′ tall banners
Relief-Mart, Inc., Selectabed
Web Design and Marketing, sales and service
2011 – 2015
  • Set up and management of all social media
  • Customer Service for both email and phone customers
  • Processed all incoming Purchase Orders
  • Designed, wrote, and mailed weekly newsletters sent to (in upwards of) 60,000 customers
  • Designed an in-depth system for the processing the funding of larger purchases
  • Data entry for accounting and shipping departments
  • General IT for all departments
  • Coffee pot cleaning
Fla-de-Dahs
Assistant / Designer
Westlake Village, CA – 2010
  • Designed custom graphics for event invitations and other paper goods
  • General office labor (mailing, pickups, phones)
  • On-site IT support
  • Utilized industrial machinery to bring final products to spec
TMCx Solutions, LLC.
Administrative Assistant
Camarillo, CA – 2008 – 2010
  • Assisted engineers in the field or remotely to compile and finalize large scale reports, as well as maintain the digital and physical files
  • Client communication and scheduling.
  • Purchased and tracked equipment for use in the field
  • On-site IT support.
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Assembler
Pullman, WA – 2007 – 2008
  • Worked closely with engineers to assemble Class 3 electronics, such as protective power relays and voltage regulator circuit boards
  • Worked overtime on many occasions to ensure production quota met daily goals.
  • Daily safety testing to help maintain a static free environment that met company and industry standards.
  • Proactive in anticipating the needs of the line’s workload
  • Worked timely and effectively to facilitate the assembly line process